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Re 'disabled' vs. 'sabotaged': AFAIK John Snow went and removed the handle without consulting any other authorities, based on his theories. He did it for a good reason, but others presumably would not have approved of what would have seen like vandalism at the time. I need to consult some references about this. The Anome
Ah. The story as I heard it looks apocryphal: see http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow/mapmyth/mapmyth.html The Anome
From that site come the following in John Snow's own words
- On proceeding to the spot, I found that nearly all the deaths had taken place within a short distance of the [Broad Street] pump. There were only ten deaths in houses situated decidedly nearer to another street-pump. In five of these cases the families of the decreased persons informed me that they always sent to the pump in Broad Street, as they preferred the water to that of the pumps which were nearer. In three other cases, the deceased were children who went to school near the pump in Broad Street ...
- With regard to the deaths occurring in the locality belonging to the pump, there were 61 instances in which I was informed that the deceased persons used to drink the pump water from Broad Street, either constantly or occasionally ...
- The result of the inquiry, then, is, that there was been no particular outbreak or prevalence of cholera in this part of London except among the persons who were in the habit of drinking the water of the above-mentioned pump well.
- I had an interview with the Board of Guardians of St James's parish, on the evening of the 7th inst [Sept 7], and represented the above circumstances to them. In consequence of what I said, the handle of the pump was removed on the following day.
The only "apocryphal" bit is that he used a spot map to identify the outbreak. In fact he used a map, after he had already made his conclusions, to illustrate his report. Mintguy (T)
I edited out "Attempting to buy drugs from these people is not recommended and many closed circuit cameras cover the area." As it seems rather inappropriate. Lets try not to turn Wikipedia into streetwise drug user website. If you disagree please replace it within the article at the end of Sex Industry and Soho. But at least give an explanation.